Red Light Special - TLC

This song came up as we added it to a sexy song playlist and it really took us by surprise how enduringly sexy it is. To me, the tone and sound of the song are just dripping with sexuality. However, the ladies amongst us had a different opinion… They see this as a “sexy” song written for men. And I can’t disagree. The interesting thing here is that this thought never crossed my mind. But now that I know it, I can’t ignore it.

Don’t get me wrong, I still love this song and still find it very sexy. “Baby, it’s yours, all yours, if you want it tonight.” So seductive! And the idea of making a night of it and going to the lengths of turning on a red light makes me think this woman is really doting on her man. We all agree that it is a good song, but the ladies prefer a song with a bit more of a feminist take on sexuality… like WAP (another fantastically sexy song).

I still stand by the fact that this song has endured for nearly 30 years and is still widely considered a great and sexy song. And TLC has at least two of these, Creep being the other. So if they really were written with men in mind, they nailed their demographic.